The three planes with thirty-two passengers that landed after closing hours at the Philip Goldson International Airport from Haiti and other Caribbean countries are the subject of a major investigation by the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Police Department and the Ministry of National Security. Missing forms, public officers rotated off their shifts and duplication […]
In an interview on Thursday night in this newscast, attorney Arthur Saldivar, who is representing some of the persons who were on duty when Air Century landed in Belize on Sunday night, recalled that in the past administration, the government had removed the minister who was, at the time, heading Immigration when a smuggling ring […]
Police still have no clue as to who shot and killed twenty year old Carlos Sucuqui early Thursday morning. Sucuqui had just arrived on West Canal and was about to set up his bicycle cart when he was shot. A youth reportedly rode up and fired three shots, hitting Sucuqui in the back, abdomen and […]
Thousands marched against crime earlier today, but this afternoon the partially burnt body of forty-four year old Francisco Villanueva was discovered at a garbage dump near mile fifty on the Western Highway. Police are still in the preliminary stages of their investigation into Villanueva’s death and so far have not made any arrests. Villanueva’s body […]
Students in the Old Capital took the lead today against gun violence. They were grieving the recent murders of Eyannie Nunez and Marquis Mahler, two children whose lives were cut short before they could see the age of nine years. The students are also hurting over others who have been victims of the street violence […]
Since Tuesday, we’ve been exposing the details of chartered flights from the Caribbean, bringing in Asian nationals who were quickly cleared by immigration at the Philip Goldson International Airport. So we asked on Thursday night, if you believe there is high level collusion in the human smuggling ring that is being exposed. Ninety-four percent of […]
The countdown to the annual Taste of Belize is underway. The event attracts participants from all over the jewel to compete in all that is culinary. It takes place at the ITVET next Saturday so mark that date on your calendar and save space to savor the numerous samples of cuisine that will be available. […]
Dennis Quilter is known more for escaping from jail, than for the crimes that got him incarcerated. Today he was convicted for his eighth prison break and was sentenced to an extra five years behind bars. Quilter pleaded guilty and in mitigation he told the court that he was sorry but he had to escape […]
Another name well known in the courts and to police is Leon Walford. He was charged today for allegedly robbing twenty-four year old Michael Caceres at gunpoint on September twenty-eighth. According to Caceres, he was riding his beach cruiser bicycle on Glen Street at about seven-forty-five when he was approached by Walford who pointed a […]
Damages in the amount of ninety-thousand dollars have been awarded to the estate of the late Dr. Abigail Brinkman, a US national, who drowned off the coast of Placencia five years ago. The judgment was handed down by Justice Oswald Legall last week after finding the defendant, Vance Cabral, liable of the negligent demise of […]
An old beef between two teenaged cousins of Camalote Village, Cayo, has resulted in one being stabbed and the other being charged. The incident occurred just minutes after classes were over for Saint Jude’s Roman Catholic Primary in the same village. Reports are that on Wednesday the victim, a fourteen year old student, was standing […]
The job of traffic officers is to direct the steady flow of traffic and to detect traffic violations. But on Thursday afternoon one traffic warden became the victim of a traffic incident while on duty. Thirty-eight year old Emil Pinelo was on a motor cycle assigned to the San Ignacio Traffic Department in Santa Elena […]
The Mental Health Association is holding several activities in observation of World Mental Health Day 2010. Today Saint John’s College, Saint Catherine Academy, Anglican Cathedral College and Edward P. Yorke high schools participated in a speech competition at the IT-VET center. The theme for this year’s activities is “Mental Health and Long Term Illness – […]
It’s the beginning of a holiday weekend and there’s plenty to do over the next three days. From Belize City’s exotic nightlife to a family fair and fun day in Los Lagos, this Columbus weekend promises lots of activities for the entire family. Entertainment host Safiyyah Muhammad has the scoop on all the parties going […]
